bagunça

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Thought to be of onomatopeic origin. Possibly from bag + pejorative -unça.[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈɡũ.sɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈɡũ.sa/

Noun

bagunça f (plural bagunças) (Brazil, informal)

mess, disorder
Synonyms: desordem, confusão

Limpe a bagunça ― Clean up the mess
clutter

References

A origem e o significado de bagunça

Further reading

“bagunça” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
“bagunça” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Verb

bagunça

inflection of bagunçar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

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